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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 903 · 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 Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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