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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 555 · 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 the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Earth (d) Mars
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune

Answer key

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

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