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