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