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