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