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