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