Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 273 · 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 Saturn?
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Sirius
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
12. 12.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
15. 15.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
18. 18.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
33. 33.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings

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