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