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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 356 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  14. 14.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Titan
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  21. 21.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  32. 32.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  34. 34.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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