Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 381 · 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: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Earth
20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
24. 24.🌓 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
25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Titan
30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Saturn
37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune

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