Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 676 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Sun
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
11. 11.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
13. 13.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
21. 21.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Saturn
24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Sun
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
37. 37.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is farthest from the Sun

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