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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 341 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🌕 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
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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