Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 646 · 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 true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
10. 10.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
12. 12.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Saturn
20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
28. 28.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
31. 31.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Mars
40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

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