Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 539 · 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 Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
11. 11.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
13. 13.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
19. 19.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
29. 29.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
31. 31.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
37. 37.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

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