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