Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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