Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 454 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
4. 4.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Titan
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Saturn
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
18. 18.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
21. 21.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
27. 27.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
32. 32.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Saturn

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