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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 492 · 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 called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  37. 37.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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