Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 917 · 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 Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
9. 9.🌓 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
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the smallest planet
13. 13.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
15. 15.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
18. 18.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
30. 30.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
31. 31.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
37. 37.True or false: Saturn is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth

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