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