Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 55 · 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 a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
11. 11.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
23. 23.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
32. 32.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
40. 40.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True

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