Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 60 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
8. 8.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
19. 19.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
25. 25.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
33. 33.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
36. 36.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
39. 39.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

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