Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 426 · 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 Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
4. 4.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Titan
24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
27. 27.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Titan
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
34. 34.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
37. 37.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

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