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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 875 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  2. 2.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Venus
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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