Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 720 · 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: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
6. 6.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
15. 15.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Phobos
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
31. 31.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
35. 35.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

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