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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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