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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 296 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  33. 33.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus

Answer key

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

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