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