Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 874 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Sun
8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Moon
10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Titan
14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
22. 22.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
32. 32.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
36. 36.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
38. 38.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow

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