Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 726 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
3. 3.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
4. 4.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🌕 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
6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
7. 7.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Titan
26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🌓 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
29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
39. 39.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

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