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