Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 933 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
11. 11.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
14. 14.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
16. 16.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Mars
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
31. 31.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
38. 38.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus

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