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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 217 · 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.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.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 planet we live on
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Mars
  26. 26.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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