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