Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 611 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
22. 22.🌓 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
23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
27. 27.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Titan
36. 36.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius

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