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