Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 983 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
4. 4.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) has oceans of water (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
13. 13.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its tail (b) its shadow (c) its orbit (d) its axis
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
18. 18.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is called the red planet
19. 19.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
25. 25.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
27. 27.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Saturn
32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
36. 36.True or false: Earth is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

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