Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 225 · 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.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
4. 4.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Phobos
6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
7. 7.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
12. 12.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
16. 16.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
35. 35.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
38. 38.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

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