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