Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 378 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
4. 4.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
6. 6.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
21. 21.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
27. 27.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

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