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