Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 734 · 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 planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Mars
5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
9. 9.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
13. 13.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
16. 16.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan
20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
21. 21.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the smallest planet
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
28. 28.🌕 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
29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
32. 32.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Phobos
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on

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