Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 62 · 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.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌓 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
12. 12.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Sun
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Titan
21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Mars
23. 23.🌕 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
24. 24.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
31. 31.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
37. 37.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune

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