Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 621 · 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 the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Mars
4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
5. 5.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
11. 11.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
14. 14.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
20. 20.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
27. 27.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
29. 29.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot

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