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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 382 · 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 Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail

Answer key

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

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