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