Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 773 · 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 planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Earth
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
16. 16.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
18. 18.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Earth
23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
25. 25.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Moon
28. 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
32. 32.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) has oceans of water (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the largest planet
38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars

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