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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 350 · 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 is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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