Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 976 · 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 makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
5. 5.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is closest to the Sun
9. 9.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Venus
14. 14.True or false: Neptune is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
20. 20.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its orbit (b) its shadow (c) its axis (d) its tail
23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
26. 26.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
32. 32.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
37. 37.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

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