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