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