Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 849 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
5. 5.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
13. 13.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Moon
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Moon
27. 27.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
29. 29.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
32. 32.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
35. 35.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Mars
39. 39.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

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