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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 599 · 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.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter 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) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌓 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
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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