Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 228 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
4. 4.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
6. 6.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
15. 15.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Mars
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
21. 21.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
29. 29.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
32. 32.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Earth
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

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