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