Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 725 · 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 Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
7. 7.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
13. 13.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Sirius
18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
22. 22.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
34. 34.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
36. 36.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?

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