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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 259 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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