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