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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 518 · 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 true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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