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