Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 808 · 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 Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
22. 22.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Phobos
26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
28. 28.🌕 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
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
37. 37.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
40. 40.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

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