Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 735 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Venus
5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
6. 6.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Moon
8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
10. 10.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Venus
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
27. 27.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
30. 30.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter

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