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