Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 367 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
2. 2.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) Mars
14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
18. 18.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Titan
34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth

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