Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 920 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Venus
3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
4. 4.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Venus
8. 8.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
9. 9.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
12. 12.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
20. 20.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Mars
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
28. 28.True or false: Earth is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
34. 34.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

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