Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 926 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
2. 2.True or false: Venus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
11. 11.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is called the red planet
18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
20. 20.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🌓 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
22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
25. 25.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Sun
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
28. 28.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
31. 31.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the planet we live on
32. 32.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
37. 37.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?

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