Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 68 · 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 a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
3. 3.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
8. 8.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Mars
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
17. 17.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
24. 24.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
29. 29.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan

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