Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 729 · 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.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the largest planet
10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
23. 23.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Phobos
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

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