Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 556 · 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.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
10. 10.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan
17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
22. 22.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Moon
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
32. 32.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

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