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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 415 · 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.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  37. 37.🌓 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
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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