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