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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 385 · 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) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  6. 6.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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