Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 46 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
4. 4.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
7. 7.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Titan
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

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