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