Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 739 · 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 moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Sirius
2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Venus
5. 5.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: Saturn has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
14. 14.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
20. 20.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
27. 27.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Mars
31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
36. 36.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side

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