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