Year 5 Solar System Quiz
Test what you know about the Sun, the eight planets, the Moon and how Earth's movement causes day, night and years.
In this quiz you'll practise:
- Name and order the eight planets of the solar system
- Describe differences between rocky planets and gas or ice giants
- Explain how Earth's rotation and orbit cause day, night and a year
- Explain why the Moon appears to shine
Check each answer as you go. If you're not sure, you'll get a hint and another try. Every question has an explanation.
About this Year 5 the solar system quiz
This free Year 5 solar system quiz helps students build their understanding of Earth and space science in the Australian Curriculum. Students order the eight planets from the Sun, compare rocky planets with gas and ice giants, explain how Earth's rotation causes day and night and how its orbit makes a year, and learn why the Moon appears to shine. They also explore why Pluto is now called a dwarf planet. Every question includes a clear scientific explanation, so students correct common misconceptions — like the Sun moving across the sky — and understand our place in space.
The Sun, planets and moons, day and night, and how Earth moves through space.
- Curriculum
- Australian Curriculum v9.0 — Science, Year 5
- Questions
- 10 · about 6 minutes
- Written by
- Success Tutoring Curriculum Team