Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 670 · 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 does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
2. 2.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos 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.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
9. 9.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
10. 10.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Earth
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the Sun
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune

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