Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 804 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the planet we live on
2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
3. 3.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
5. 5.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
8. 8.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
10. 10.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its tail
12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Mars
13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
32. 32.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

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