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