Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 118 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.🌓 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
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Titan
19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
22. 22.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
39. 39.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius

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