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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 304 · 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: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  12. 12.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  24. 24.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Venus
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?

Answer key

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

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