Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 379 · 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.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
3. 3.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Moon
5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
11. 11.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
15. 15.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
27. 27.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus

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