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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 954 · 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.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  17. 17.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Phobos

Answer key

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

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