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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 926 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  2. 2.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Venus
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope

Answer key

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

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