Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 514 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Mars
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow
28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
30. 30.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Earth

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