← Our solar system lesson New set →

Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 884 · 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 of these is true of Mars? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the largest planet
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  26. 26.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  28. 28.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  37. 37.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its shadow

Answer key

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

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