Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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