Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 859 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
19. 19.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Sirius
21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Moon
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
31. 31.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

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