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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 906 · 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 planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  34. 34.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off

Answer key

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

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