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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

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

Answer key

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

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