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