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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 713 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Titan
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  27. 27.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. Sirius
  3. False
  4. True
  5. is famous for its rings
  6. 1
  7. Saturn
  8. is the planet we live on
  9. a star
  10. Mars
  11. is the smallest planet
  12. 365
  13. the Sun
  14. 2
  15. 6
  16. is the hottest planet
  17. 24
  18. Mercury
  19. False
  20. Earth
  21. Venus
  22. the Moon
  23. spins tipped on its side
  24. 4
  25. 1
  26. it reflects sunlight
  27. False
  28. False
  29. 5
  30. Saturn
  31. a telescope
  32. is the largest planet
  33. a moon
  34. 8
  35. False
  36. Uranus
  37. a planet
  38. Titan
  39. a star
  40. the Sun

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