← Our solar system lesson New set →

Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 99 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  2. 2.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  15. 15.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  16. 16.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. its orbit
  3. False
  4. 6
  5. 365
  6. Earth
  7. is the planet we live on
  8. Mars
  9. True
  10. Sirius
  11. 7
  12. False
  13. an astronaut
  14. it reflects sunlight
  15. the Sun
  16. False
  17. Saturn
  18. Mars
  19. True
  20. Earth
  21. Mercury
  22. a planet
  23. the Sun
  24. is closest to the Sun
  25. is the largest planet
  26. False
  27. False
  28. 2
  29. is the hottest planet
  30. 8
  31. True
  32. 8
  33. Venus
  34. False
  35. a planet
  36. a star
  37. is called the red planet
  38. Uranus
  39. False
  40. False

Free gk lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/gk-worksheets