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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 812 · 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 the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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