Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 486 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
9. 9.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Mars
12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
18. 18.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
25. 25.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Venus
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
38. 38.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
40. 40.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

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