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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 292 · 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 days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  23. 23.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  26. 26.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  32. 32.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Venus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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