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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 798 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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