Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 133 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
6. 6.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
10. 10.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Earth
14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
30. 30.🌕 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
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
33. 33.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
34. 34.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope

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