Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 88 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
2. 2.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
9. 9.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
15. 15.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
17. 17.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
25. 25.🌕 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
26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Mars
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
38. 38.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
40. 40.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

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