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