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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 741 · 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 Mars?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  34. 34.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?

Answer key

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

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