Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 644 · 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 is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
5. 5.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
16. 16.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Earth
19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Sun
23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
29. 29.🌕 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
30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its shadow
31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets