Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 241 · 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.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
7. 7.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
18. 18.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
30. 30.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
33. 33.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on

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