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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 879 · 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 a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  27. 27.🌕 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
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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