Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 816 · 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 Saturn? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
8. 8.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
16. 16.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
28. 28.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its axis
29. 29.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Mercury
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False

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