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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 924 · 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 Saturn?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Titan
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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