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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 553 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  4. 4.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune

Answer key

  1. Earth
  2. Ganymede
  3. Earth
  4. True
  5. Mercury
  6. Venus
  7. is the planet we live on
  8. 1
  9. False
  10. a star
  11. Mercury
  12. 7
  13. a star
  14. its orbit
  15. the Moon
  16. True
  17. is the hottest planet
  18. Sirius
  19. Earth spins on its axis
  20. Earth
  21. is closest to the Sun
  22. Uranus
  23. is famous for its rings
  24. 1
  25. 8
  26. True
  27. 8
  28. Jupiter
  29. 365
  30. True
  31. is the largest planet
  32. spins tipped on its side
  33. Phobos
  34. Mars
  35. 6
  36. 3
  37. a moon
  38. a planet
  39. the Sun
  40. Neptune

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