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