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