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