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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 161 · 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 Venus?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  9. 9.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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