Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 297 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
5. 5.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
11. 11.🌓 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
12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
13. 13.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
23. 23.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Moon
30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
36. 36.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?

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