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

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 144 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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