Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 635 · 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 a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Earth
6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
8. 8.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
10. 10.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
18. 18.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the largest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
28. 28.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
33. 33.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) is the hottest planet
34. 34.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Venus

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