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