Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 288 · 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 of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
10. 10.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Moon
18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Venus
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Earth
24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
31. 31.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
38. 38.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
40. 40.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?

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