Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 412 · 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 called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
2. 2.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Earth
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Sun
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Phobos
23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Mars
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

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