Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 896 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
4. 4.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the smallest planet
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Earth
9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
12. 12.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Titan
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
17. 17.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
19. 19.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Saturn
24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
25. 25.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
34. 34.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn

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