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