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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 198 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  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.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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