Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 696 · 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.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
10. 10.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
13. 13.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
14. 14.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
19. 19.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
29. 29.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Titan
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
36. 36.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

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