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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 887 · 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 true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  3. 3.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  17. 17.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet

Answer key

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

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