Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 494 · 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.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Mars
17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
19. 19.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
40. 40.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False

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