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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 192 · 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.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  23. 23.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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