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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 271 · 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 Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  13. 13.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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