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