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