Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 793 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
16. 16.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
24. 24.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
37. 37.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
40. 40.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

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