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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 1 · 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 of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  2. 2.🌕 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
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  19. 19.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  23. 23.🌓 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
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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