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