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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 369 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  6. 6.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Phobos
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Mars
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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