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