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