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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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