Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 575 · 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 planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
9. 9.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Mars
11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
13. 13.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
14. 14.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
24. 24.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
27. 27.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Venus
30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Venus

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