Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 998 · 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 do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Venus
5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the planet we live on
7. 7.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its tail (c) its shadow (d) its orbit
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
9. 9.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
11. 11.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
14. 14.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
18. 18.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Venus
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the Sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) has oceans of water
29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) the Sun
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?

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