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