Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 784 · 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 star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
16. 16.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
19. 19.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Phobos
26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
28. 28.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the Sun
30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
38. 38.🌓 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
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

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