Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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