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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 886 · 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 Saturn?
  2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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