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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 872 · 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 planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  6. 6.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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