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