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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 342 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  12. 12.🌓 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
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  24. 24.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  40. 40.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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