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