Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 256 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
5. 5.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
8. 8.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Sirius
15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
24. 24.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
33. 33.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
35. 35.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Mars
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky

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