Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System
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.
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- 1.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
- 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
- 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the smallest planet (c) is the largest planet (d) is the hottest planet
- 4.True or false: Mercury is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
- 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
- 7.True or false: Mars is closest to the Sun. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
- 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
- 12.👩🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
- 13.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
- 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Saturn
- 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
- 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
- 18.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
- 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
- 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
- 22.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
- 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) has oceans of water (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is farthest from the Sun (d) is the hottest planet
- 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
- 25.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its shadow (b) its orbit (c) its axis (d) its tail
- 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the largest planet
- 27.True or false: Earth is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
- 29.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
- 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
- 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
- 32.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
- 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
- 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
- 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
- 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
- 37.True or false: Earth is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
- 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
- 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
Answer key
- 8
- Venus
- is the hottest planet
- False
- a moon
- is the planet we live on
- False
- True
- 8
- True
- 1
- an astronaut
- False
- True
- the Sun
- 365
- Jupiter
- True
- 3
- is called the red planet
- Mercury
- Mars
- has oceans of water
- 7
- its orbit
- spins tipped on its side
- False
- Uranus
- 1
- 24
- a planet
- Jupiter
- a moon
- Neptune
- Mars
- Saturn
- False
- Ganymede
- Earth spins on its axis
- the Moon
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