Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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