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