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