Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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