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

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 622 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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