Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 806 · 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: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
11. 11.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
21. 21.🌓 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
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
23. 23.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Sun
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mars
40. 40.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

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