Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 203 · 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 a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Phobos
2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
6. 6.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
11. 11.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
20. 20.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
27. 27.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
31. 31.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌕 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
37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
40. 40.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

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