Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 404 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
6. 6.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Titan
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
16. 16.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
23. 23.🌕 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
24. 24.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
25. 25.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
33. 33.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
35. 35.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Venus
37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
39. 39.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius

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