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