Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 546 · 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 Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun
8. 8.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Saturn
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
19. 19.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Titan
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
33. 33.🌕 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
34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

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