Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 149 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
19. 19.🌕 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
20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
33. 33.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Titan
35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

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