Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 980 · 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.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its tail (d) its shadow
2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
6. 6.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
11. 11.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is the smallest planet
14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the largest planet
16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the largest planet (b) has oceans of water (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
22. 22.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the largest planet (d) has oceans of water
27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
30. 30.🌌 Is Titan 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 star (b) a planet (c) a moon
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Venus
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
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.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?

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