Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 601 · 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: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
12. 12.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
14. 14.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
16. 16.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
39. 39.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

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