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