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

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 568 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Mars
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌓 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
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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