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