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