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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 769 · 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.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  7. 7.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  14. 14.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  33. 33.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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