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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 451 · 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.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
  36. 36.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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