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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 481 · 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 Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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