Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 43 · 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.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
15. 15.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
33. 33.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Sun
37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
40. 40.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

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