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