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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 414 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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