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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 298 · 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.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Earth
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light

Answer key

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

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