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