Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 871 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Saturn
4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Sun
8. 8.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
17. 17.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
24. 24.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
29. 29.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
31. 31.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌓 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
33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
34. 34.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
39. 39.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?

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