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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 503 · 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 Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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