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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 113 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  9. 9.🌕 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
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  29. 29.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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