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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 828 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  11. 11.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  18. 18.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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