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: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
- 3.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Uranus?
- 4.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
- 5.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
- 6.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
- 7.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
- 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the Sun (d) is farthest from the Sun
- 9.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
- 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
- 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the Sun?
- 12.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
- 13.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
- 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
- 15.🪐 Which planet is the smallest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
- 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
- 17.True or false: Jupiter has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: Uranus has oceans of water. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Titan
- 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) has oceans of water (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
- 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
- 22.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
- 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
- 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
- 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
- 26.👩🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
- 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Phobos
- 28.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
- 30.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
- 31.True or false: Mercury has oceans of water. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
- 33.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
- 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the smallest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
- 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
- 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the largest planet (b) is the smallest planet (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
- 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
- 38.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
- 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
Answer key
- True
- Earth
- 7
- 2
- Jupiter
- True
- 3
- spins tipped on its side
- 8
- a star
- 365
- 6
- 5
- 24
- Mercury
- Titan
- False
- False
- the Sun
- is farthest from the Sun
- the Moon
- False
- Sirius
- Uranus
- it reflects sunlight
- an astronaut
- Venus
- False
- Mars
- the Sun
- False
- Saturn
- the Pole Star
- is the smallest planet
- a telescope
- is the hottest planet
- Jupiter
- 8
- True
- Earth
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