Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 724 · 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 Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
6. 6.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
10. 10.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) the Moon
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
37. 37.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
39. 39.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

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