Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 770 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Earth
4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
9. 9.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
24. 24.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
31. 31.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
36. 36.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
40. 40.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

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