Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 772 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
11. 11.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
19. 19.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
38. 38.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn

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