Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 925 · 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 the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
5. 5.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
11. 11.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
14. 14.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
30. 30.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
34. 34.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
39. 39.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

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