Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 464 · 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 hours does Earth take to spin round once?
2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its axis
9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Venus
14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
20. 20.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
23. 23.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
25. 25.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
31. 31.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
36. 36.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
37. 37.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

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