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