← Space: sun, moon and planets lesson New set →

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 110 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. an astronaut
  2. the Sun
  3. Mercury
  4. is closest to the sun
  5. a planet
  6. False
  7. 1
  8. is the hottest planet
  9. 365
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a telescope
  13. is called the red planet
  14. Venus
  15. is the planet we live on
  16. Neptune
  17. 8
  18. a star
  19. it reflects sunlight
  20. 24
  21. True
  22. a planet
  23. True
  24. a moon
  25. Ganymede
  26. False
  27. 7
  28. Saturn
  29. False
  30. Earth spins on its axis
  31. False
  32. a star
  33. the Pole Star
  34. 2
  35. Uranus
  36. 6
  37. a star
  38. True
  39. is famous for its rings
  40. Titan

Free evs lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/evs-worksheets