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