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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 234 · 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: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  32. 32.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope

Answer key

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

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