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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 692 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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