← Our solar system lesson New set →

Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 389 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. Mars
  3. it reflects sunlight
  4. Venus
  5. a moon
  6. 3
  7. 4
  8. False
  9. Ganymede
  10. Earth
  11. Saturn
  12. 24
  13. True
  14. a star
  15. Uranus
  16. False
  17. the Sun
  18. is the planet we live on
  19. 1
  20. False
  21. the Sun
  22. a planet
  23. a moon
  24. False
  25. is the largest planet
  26. Jupiter
  27. a planet
  28. spins tipped on its side
  29. an astronaut
  30. Mercury
  31. a planet
  32. False
  33. Jupiter
  34. 7
  35. its orbit
  36. False
  37. is the hottest planet
  38. Mercury
  39. False
  40. is the smallest planet

Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets