Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 829 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
6. 6.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
8. 8.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
21. 21.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
23. 23.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its axis (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the smallest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

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