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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 191 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  5. 5.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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