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