Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 139 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
4. 4.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
29. 29.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
31. 31.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
34. 34.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Mars
37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

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