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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 511 · 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 Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Titan
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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