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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 996 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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