Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 572 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
2. 2.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
20. 20.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
22. 22.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

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