Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 279 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
2. 2.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
4. 4.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
12. 12.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its axis
13. 13.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
25. 25.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
28. 28.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Titan
35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun

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