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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 914 · 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 is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  7. 7.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  10. 10.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  29. 29.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Titan
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?

Answer key

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

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