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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 183 · 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.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

Answer key

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

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