Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 344 · 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) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
20. 20.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
36. 36.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

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