Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 50 · 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 of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Moon
4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Uranus
10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
11. 11.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
15. 15.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
20. 20.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
25. 25.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
37. 37.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

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