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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 319 · 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.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  23. 23.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a comet
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  29. 29.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  30. 30.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Titan
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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