Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 57 · 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 Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
2. 2.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Titan
8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
9. 9.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
13. 13.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Venus
16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
18. 18.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
35. 35.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
39. 39.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn

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