Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 445 · 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 Mercury?
2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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 farthest from the Sun
4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
9. 9.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
22. 22.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Venus
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
33. 33.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon

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