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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 341 · 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.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Venus
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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