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