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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 141 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 8
  3. the Sun
  4. the Moon
  5. a telescope
  6. 2
  7. is called the red planet
  8. Venus
  9. a star
  10. a star
  11. Jupiter
  12. 7
  13. 365
  14. 3
  15. Ganymede
  16. True
  17. Mars
  18. is farthest from the sun
  19. a planet
  20. 1
  21. a moon
  22. a moon
  23. 4
  24. a planet
  25. True
  26. Uranus
  27. it reflects sunlight
  28. a star
  29. 24
  30. False
  31. Earth
  32. Neptune
  33. Saturn
  34. Mercury
  35. Earth spins on its axis
  36. False
  37. is the hottest planet
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 6

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