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