Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 435 · 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 a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Titan
2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
3. 3.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
5. 5.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
9. 9.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
38. 38.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

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