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.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the Sun. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
- 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
- 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
- 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Sirius
- 7.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
- 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
- 9.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
- 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
- 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
- 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
- 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the smallest planet (d) is called the red planet
- 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
- 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
- 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
- 17.True or false: Venus is closest to the Sun. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
- 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
- 20.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) True (b) False
- 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
- 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Moon
- 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
- 24.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
- 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
- 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
- 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) has oceans of water (c) is the largest planet (d) is closest to the Sun
- 28.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
- 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the largest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is famous for its rings
- 30.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
- 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
- 33.True or false: Earth has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the smallest planet (d) is the hottest planet
- 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
- 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan
- 37.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
- 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mercury?
- 39.🌕 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
- 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- True
- Neptune
- Saturn
- 1
- Sirius
- 8
- 24
- 4
- Uranus
- Venus
- Jupiter
- is the smallest planet
- Phobos
- Titan
- a moon
- False
- a planet
- the Sun
- False
- 3
- the Moon
- 365
- 2
- a star
- Mars
- is closest to the Sun
- Jupiter
- has oceans of water
- False
- Mercury
- Mercury
- True
- is farthest from the Sun
- a planet
- the Pole Star
- 5
- 1
- it reflects sunlight
- True
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