Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 176 · 40 questions

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.

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

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