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