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