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