Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 78 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
4. 4.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
12. 12.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
18. 18.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
25. 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its tail
26. 26.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Phobos

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