Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 71 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
2. 2.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
21. 21.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
40. 40.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True

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