Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 718 · 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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
13. 13.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Titan
17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
23. 23.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
24. 24.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
26. 26.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
33. 33.True or false: Uranus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan
37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

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