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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 573 · 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: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  24. 24.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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