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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 199 · 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 of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌕 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
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Titan
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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