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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 776 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  7. 7.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Titan
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.🌕 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
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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