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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 653 · 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.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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