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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 528 · 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 Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

Answer key

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

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