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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 609 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  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 the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Venus
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Venus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Venus
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  36. 36.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star

Answer key

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

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