Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 576 · 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: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Titan
11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
16. 16.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
20. 20.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
26. 26.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
33. 33.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede 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 Saturn?
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune

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