Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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