Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 180 · 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.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Venus
6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Titan
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
27. 27.🌕 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
28. 28.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
40. 40.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

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