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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 607 · 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.🌕 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
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  15. 15.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  22. 22.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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