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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 641 · 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: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight

Answer key

  1. False
  2. is farthest from the Sun
  3. a moon
  4. a planet
  5. Earth
  6. True
  7. 8
  8. 8
  9. is the largest planet
  10. the Sun
  11. the Sun
  12. 365
  13. a star
  14. 1
  15. is the planet we live on
  16. True
  17. Mercury
  18. Venus
  19. 5
  20. is the smallest planet
  21. Titan
  22. is called the red planet
  23. a moon
  24. has oceans of water
  25. False
  26. Venus
  27. Jupiter
  28. False
  29. 1
  30. a moon
  31. Neptune
  32. a planet
  33. 2
  34. is the hottest planet
  35. a planet
  36. False
  37. False
  38. is closest to the Sun
  39. the Moon
  40. it reflects sunlight

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