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