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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 837 · 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.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  2. 2.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌓 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
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  24. 24.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.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

Answer key

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

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