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