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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 405 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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