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