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