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