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