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