← Our solar system lesson New set →

Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 875 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. Mercury
  2. 4
  3. the Moon
  4. a planet
  5. is called the red planet
  6. True
  7. Venus
  8. its orbit
  9. it reflects sunlight
  10. a star
  11. 8
  12. 5
  13. True
  14. Earth
  15. Mars
  16. the Sun
  17. False
  18. an astronaut
  19. 1
  20. Earth
  21. Mercury
  22. the Sun
  23. 365
  24. Saturn
  25. a star
  26. a moon
  27. a moon
  28. a telescope
  29. 8
  30. 2
  31. True
  32. is the largest planet
  33. Venus
  34. is the hottest planet
  35. has oceans of water
  36. is farthest from the Sun
  37. is famous for its rings
  38. Saturn
  39. a moon
  40. Ganymede

Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets