Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 792 · 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.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
3. 3.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
9. 9.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
35. 35.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

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