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