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