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