Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 259 · 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 Neptune?
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
7. 7.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
12. 12.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
14. 14.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon
16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
23. 23.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
39. 39.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet

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