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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 788 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.🌓 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
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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