Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 220 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
12. 12.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Venus
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Titan
26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Titan
31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings

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