Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 945 · 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 moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
3. 3.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
6. 6.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the Sun
11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Earth
16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
19. 19.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
26. 26.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
33. 33.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the smallest planet
34. 34.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
36. 36.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
38. 38.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn

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