Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 922 · 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 do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
4. 4.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
11. 11.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Venus
18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
19. 19.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
21. 21.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
26. 26.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
36. 36.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus

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