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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 883 · 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.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet

Answer key

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

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