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