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