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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 270 · 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.🌓 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
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  15. 15.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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