Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 177 · 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 closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Titan
6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
18. 18.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
27. 27.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Mars
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Venus
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit

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