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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 552 · 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 planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) 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.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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