Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 408 · 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.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
5. 5.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
22. 22.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
24. 24.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Earth
35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Venus
40. 40.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

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