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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 476 · 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.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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