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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 353 · 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.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Earth
  24. 24.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  34. 34.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  40. 40.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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