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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 384 · 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 of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  4. 4.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.🌓 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
  8. 8.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) the Sun
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star

Answer key

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

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