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