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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 277 · 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.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  8. 8.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  9. 9.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Mars
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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