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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 707 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  37. 37.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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