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