Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 786 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Saturn
13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
18. 18.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
22. 22.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
27. 27.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Mars
29. 29.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
32. 32.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
36. 36.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Ganymede

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