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