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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 282 · 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.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  4. 4.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  25. 25.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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