Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 865 · 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 a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
11. 11.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
12. 12.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its axis
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Titan
25. 25.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Moon
31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
36. 36.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
39. 39.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

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