Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 973 · 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 true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
7. 7.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
11. 11.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
13. 13.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its orbit (d) its shadow
14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
15. 15.True or false: Neptune is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) the Moon
20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) has oceans of water (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the largest planet (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
29. 29.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: Mars is farthest from the Sun. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: Saturn is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
38. 38.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) has oceans of water

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