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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 125 · 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 Jupiter?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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