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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 544 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.🌓 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
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  38. 38.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  39. 39.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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