Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 978 · 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.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
9. 9.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
11. 11.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Saturn
16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
18. 18.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
19. 19.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
22. 22.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
24. 24.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
26. 26.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
37. 37.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Neptune
39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Phobos

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