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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 671 · 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 planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  39. 39.🌕 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
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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