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