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