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