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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 303 · 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 the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Venus
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet

Answer key

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

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