Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 757 · 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 moons does Earth have?
2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
24. 24.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
33. 33.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) spins tipped on its side
34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
36. 36.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
38. 38.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

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