Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 946 · 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 planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Earth
7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
8. 8.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Titan
10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
12. 12.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
16. 16.🌓 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
17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the Sun
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
19. 19.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
25. 25.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
27. 27.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
30. 30.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Phobos
32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the Sun
36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Venus
37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) has oceans of water
40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

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