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