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