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