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