Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 72 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
8. 8.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
12. 12.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
15. 15.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

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