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