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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 230 · 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 Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  11. 11.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?

Answer key

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

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