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