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