Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 987 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
3. 3.True or false: Venus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the largest planet
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
9. 9.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the Sun
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
12. 12.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is closest to the Sun
28. 28.True or false: Mars has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
34. 34.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
37. 37.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
40. 40.True or false: Mars is the largest planet. (a) True (b) False

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