Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 615 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
11. 11.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
18. 18.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Titan
29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Titan
33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
35. 35.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
37. 37.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water

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