Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 98 · 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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the Sun
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) has oceans of water (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the largest planet
11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
14. 14.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
23. 23.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the Sun
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
34. 34.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its axis (c) its tail (d) its orbit
36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
37. 37.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
40. 40.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

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