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