Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 195 · 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) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
2. 2.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
7. 7.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
18. 18.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
21. 21.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
25. 25.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Venus
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
39. 39.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus

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