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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 344 · 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 Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  11. 11.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  15. 15.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  28. 28.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off

Answer key

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

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