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