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