Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 807 · 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 planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
2. 2.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
17. 17.True or false: Saturn is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Earth
19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
20. 20.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
28. 28.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
29. 29.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
33. 33.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
36. 36.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its shadow (c) its tail (d) its orbit
37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

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