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