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