Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 600 · 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.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
5. 5.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Venus
12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
16. 16.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Sirius
20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
21. 21.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) the Moon
29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
37. 37.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?

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