Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 160 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
14. 14.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
17. 17.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
24. 24.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
34. 34.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
36. 36.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Mars
39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

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