Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 234 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
5. 5.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
14. 14.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
37. 37.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True

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