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.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
- 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
- 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
- 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
- 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
- 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
- 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
- 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
- 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
- 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
- 15.🌕 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
- 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
- 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
- 19.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
- 22.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
- 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
- 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
- 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
- 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
- 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
- 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
- 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
- 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
- 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
- 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
- 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
- 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
- 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
- 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Mars
- 39.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
- 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
Answer key
- 8
- True
- Jupiter
- is closest to the sun
- True
- False
- Mercury
- a telescope
- Phobos
- 6
- Earth
- is the hottest planet
- Uranus
- a star
- it reflects sunlight
- True
- Mars
- Saturn
- True
- False
- a planet
- False
- True
- 5
- 365
- a star
- the Moon
- a planet
- is farthest from the sun
- 1
- the Sun
- 7
- a planet
- a star
- Mars
- True
- spins tipped on its side
- the Pole Star
- False
- 4
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