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

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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