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