Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 185 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
7. 7.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
15. 15.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
23. 23.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
27. 27.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
32. 32.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on

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