Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 504 · 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.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
5. 5.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
8. 8.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Venus
14. 14.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
17. 17.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
18. 18.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
20. 20.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
37. 37.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury

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