Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 677 · 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 planets go round the Sun?
2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
8. 8.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Saturn
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
14. 14.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Earth
17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
23. 23.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
29. 29.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
33. 33.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury

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