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