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