Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 83 · 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.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
17. 17.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
24. 24.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
25. 25.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
34. 34.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side

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