Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 479 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Moon
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Sirius
18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
22. 22.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
24. 24.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Sun
26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
35. 35.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water

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