Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 460 · 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.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
4. 4.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
32. 32.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Moon
35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Mars
40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight

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