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