Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 438 · 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.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
6. 6.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
14. 14.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
16. 16.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
24. 24.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
26. 26.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
35. 35.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius

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