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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 651 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Titan
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  34. 34.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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