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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 133 · 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 Earth?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.🌕 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
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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