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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 248 · 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.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  38. 38.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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