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