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