Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 616 · 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 true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
11. 11.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Venus
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True

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