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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 269 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  16. 16.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  22. 22.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

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

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