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