Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 255 · 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.🌓 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
2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Mars
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
18. 18.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
37. 37.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?

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