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