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