Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 194 · 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 called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
19. 19.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Titan
26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
37. 37.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

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