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