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