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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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