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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 275 · 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 hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Titan
  32. 32.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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