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