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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 985 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Titan
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mars
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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