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