Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 825 · 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.🌓 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
2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
11. 11.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Titan
22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
32. 32.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on

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