Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 418 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
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.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
7. 7.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
14. 14.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
16. 16.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
20. 20.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
27. 27.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

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