Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 975 · 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.🌕 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
2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
9. 9.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
18. 18.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
21. 21.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
30. 30.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Sirius
32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) has oceans of water
33. 33.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
35. 35.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
39. 39.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

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