Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 885 · 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.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
8. 8.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
14. 14.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
16. 16.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Earth
22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the largest planet
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
30. 30.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
37. 37.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water

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