Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 853 · 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 the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
9. 9.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
14. 14.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Phobos
18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
19. 19.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
21. 21.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Earth
24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
26. 26.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
28. 28.🌓 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
29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
35. 35.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
39. 39.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Mars

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