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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 649 · 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 of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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