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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 895 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  12. 12.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

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

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