Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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