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