← Space: sun, moon and planets lesson New set →

Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 866 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. Uranus
  2. is called the red planet
  3. Earth
  4. 6
  5. the Pole Star
  6. is the hottest planet
  7. the Moon
  8. an astronaut
  9. a moon
  10. False
  11. Mars
  12. a planet
  13. the Sun
  14. 1
  15. False
  16. Mars
  17. Mercury
  18. a telescope
  19. a star
  20. is famous for its rings
  21. True
  22. Jupiter
  23. is closest to the sun
  24. is the biggest planet
  25. 365
  26. 24
  27. a moon
  28. it reflects sunlight
  29. 3
  30. is farthest from the sun
  31. 8
  32. Jupiter
  33. 8
  34. False
  35. Neptune
  36. True
  37. Saturn
  38. spins tipped on its side
  39. False
  40. is the planet we live on

Free evs lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/evs-worksheets