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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 131 · 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 planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  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) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  39. 39.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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