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