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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 940 · 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 Saturn?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🌕 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
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Earth
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Titan
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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