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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 241 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.🌓 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
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (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
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius 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) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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