Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 91 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Sun
7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
11. 11.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
24. 24.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Earth
28. 28.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
29. 29.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) has oceans of water
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus

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