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