Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

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

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