Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 964 · 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.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
6. 6.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) spins tipped on its side
13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
18. 18.True or false: Venus is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is called the red planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is famous for its rings
21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
22. 22.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
24. 24.True or false: Mars is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌕 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
29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
32. 32.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its orbit
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) has oceans of water
37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune

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