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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 602 · 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.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  38. 38.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. 3
  4. the Sun
  5. is the hottest planet
  6. a moon
  7. 1
  8. 365
  9. 8
  10. False
  11. Venus
  12. Earth
  13. 7
  14. a planet
  15. True
  16. 24
  17. Mars
  18. Jupiter
  19. the Sun
  20. Jupiter
  21. False
  22. is called the red planet
  23. a planet
  24. False
  25. 1
  26. is farthest from the Sun
  27. 8
  28. a moon
  29. a star
  30. a star
  31. spins tipped on its side
  32. False
  33. is the planet we live on
  34. 2
  35. Sirius
  36. False
  37. the Moon
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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