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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 130 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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