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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 257 · 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 Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  3. 3.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌓 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
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🌕 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
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  39. 39.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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