← Space: sun, moon and planets lesson New set →

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 483 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. is the planet we live on
  3. a star
  4. a planet
  5. a planet
  6. Mercury
  7. a planet
  8. is the biggest planet
  9. is farthest from the sun
  10. 8
  11. False
  12. 1
  13. 6
  14. it reflects sunlight
  15. 3
  16. Uranus
  17. Earth spins on its axis
  18. False
  19. Jupiter
  20. Neptune
  21. True
  22. Earth
  23. Mars
  24. is called the red planet
  25. Sirius
  26. a moon
  27. is closest to the sun
  28. Earth
  29. 2
  30. a planet
  31. a star
  32. Mars
  33. a telescope
  34. a star
  35. Saturn
  36. False
  37. the Sun
  38. 365
  39. Titan
  40. 4

Free evs lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/evs-worksheets