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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 491 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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