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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 911 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. True
  3. Ganymede
  4. a planet
  5. Venus
  6. is closest to the Sun
  7. True
  8. is the largest planet
  9. spins tipped on its side
  10. the Pole Star
  11. Saturn
  12. it reflects sunlight
  13. a planet
  14. is called the red planet
  15. Titan
  16. 8
  17. True
  18. 24
  19. a star
  20. Jupiter
  21. Sirius
  22. 3
  23. a moon
  24. is the planet we live on
  25. 8
  26. Earth
  27. 365
  28. Earth
  29. 6
  30. False
  31. an astronaut
  32. False
  33. True
  34. a star
  35. is farthest from the Sun
  36. 1
  37. a moon
  38. False
  39. 7
  40. 5

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