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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 262 · 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) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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