Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 796 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
7. 7.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
15. 15.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
25. 25.🌕 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
26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune

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