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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 75 · 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 Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Mars
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.🌕 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
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🌓 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
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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