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