Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 278 · 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.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
10. 10.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
14. 14.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Moon
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Titan
19. 19.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
26. 26.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
37. 37.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus

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