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