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