Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 966 · 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.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
11. 11.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
18. 18.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
26. 26.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) the Sun
33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Titan
34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Saturn
35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🌕 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
38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Venus
39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

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