Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 452 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
5. 5.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
19. 19.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
37. 37.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

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