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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 330 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  23. 23.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Titan
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  39. 39.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet

Answer key

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

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