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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 898 · 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) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  12. 12.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede 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 Neptune?
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  24. 24.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  25. 25.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Mars
  29. 29.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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