Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 499 · 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: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
6. 6.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
13. 13.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
20. 20.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
23. 23.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
26. 26.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
33. 33.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius

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