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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 962 · 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.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Titan
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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