Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 266 · 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 of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
4. 4.🌕 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
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
8. 8.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Titan
23. 23.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Sun
33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn

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