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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 240 · 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: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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