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