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