Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 480 · 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 do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
6. 6.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
13. 13.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
22. 22.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Mars
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
39. 39.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

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