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