Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 476 · 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: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
4. 4.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
16. 16.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
25. 25.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Sirius
32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

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