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