Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 536 · 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 farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌓 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
25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
26. 26.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

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