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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 978 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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