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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 61 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Mars
  9. 9.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
  17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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