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