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