Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 921 · 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 Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
13. 13.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Moon
18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the smallest planet
19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the largest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
20. 20.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius
24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
26. 26.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its shadow
27. 27.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
29. 29.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌕 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
31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
32. 32.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
34. 34.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Mars
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?

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