Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 562 · 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.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
7. 7.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
19. 19.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
24. 24.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
34. 34.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus

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