Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 357 · 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 does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
10. 10.🌓 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
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
16. 16.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Sirius
18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Titan
27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?

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