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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 328 · 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 Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  4. 4.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  21. 21.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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