Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 846 · 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 spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
6. 6.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
8. 8.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
30. 30.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
37. 37.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?

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