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