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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 877 · 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.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  13. 13.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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