Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 666 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
11. 11.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Sirius
31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
38. 38.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth

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