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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 321 · 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 the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) the Moon

Answer key

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

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