Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 376 · 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 hours does Earth take to spin round once?
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
6. 6.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
7. 7.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
17. 17.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌓 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
29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
30. 30.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Venus
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?

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