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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 204 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (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
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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