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