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