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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 168 · 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 Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  2. 2.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
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  6. 6.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  22. 22.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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