Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 765 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Mars
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
27. 27.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its axis
28. 28.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Moon
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
34. 34.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

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