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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 361 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  8. 8.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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