Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 92 · 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 Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
2. 2.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Mars
7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
11. 11.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the Sun (d) has oceans of water
18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
24. 24.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Earth

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