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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 209 · 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 of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  11. 11.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mars
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  36. 36.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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