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