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