Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 704 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
7. 7.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
17. 17.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Earth
20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
21. 21.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
24. 24.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
34. 34.🌓 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
35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
38. 38.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury

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