Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 227 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
3. 3.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
20. 20.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
24. 24.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
39. 39.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth

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