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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 482 · 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  7. 7.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  37. 37.🌕 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
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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