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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 284 · 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 moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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