Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 392 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
8. 8.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
18. 18.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
21. 21.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
29. 29.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
32. 32.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

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