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