Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 348 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
6. 6.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Earth
11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
18. 18.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
27. 27.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
32. 32.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

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