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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 333 · 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.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  5. 5.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🌕 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
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  27. 27.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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