Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 957 · 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 is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Saturn
6. 6.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its orbit (d) its tail
7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) spins tipped on its side
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
21. 21.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Venus
24. 24.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🌕 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
35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?

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