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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 233 · 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 the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌓 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
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  27. 27.🌕 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
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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