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