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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 189 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌓 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
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Titan
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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