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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 222 · 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 is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Venus
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  40. 40.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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