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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 892 · 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 Uranus?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
  32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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