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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 684 · 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 do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver

Answer key

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

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