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