Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 627 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
5. 5.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
7. 7.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
9. 9.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
11. 11.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
13. 13.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Mars
21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Titan
26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus

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