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

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 593 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  31. 31.🌓 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
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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