Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 840 · 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 has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the largest planet
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
15. 15.True or false: Neptune has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
17. 17.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Sun
19. 19.🌓 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
20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
24. 24.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
33. 33.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus

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