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