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