Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 65 · 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.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
3. 3.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
15. 15.🌓 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
16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Mars
19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
21. 21.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
29. 29.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
31. 31.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
36. 36.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus

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