Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 802 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its tail (c) its axis (d) its orbit
2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
18. 18.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
20. 20.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Earth
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
26. 26.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
32. 32.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the smallest planet
34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury

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