Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 136 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Titan
4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Venus
5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
9. 9.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
11. 11.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
22. 22.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Earth
31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
32. 32.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
39. 39.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

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