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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 580 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  18. 18.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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