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