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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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