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