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