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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 305 · 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 planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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