Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 588 · 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.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
3. 3.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
16. 16.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
31. 31.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
40. 40.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

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