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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 425 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  3. 3.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  8. 8.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  22. 22.🌕 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
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede

Answer key

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

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