Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 448 · 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 moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius
2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
8. 8.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
21. 21.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
29. 29.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
38. 38.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury

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