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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 178 · 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 of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  17. 17.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  33. 33.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?

Answer key

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

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