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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 934 · 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.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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