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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 214 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.🌓 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
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Titan
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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