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