Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 107 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
2. 2.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
11. 11.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
13. 13.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
20. 20.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
23. 23.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
30. 30.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
32. 32.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede

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