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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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