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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 373 · 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 planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  16. 16.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a moon
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Earth
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  33. 33.🌓 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
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Titan
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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