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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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