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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 394 · 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 hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌕 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
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  22. 22.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  30. 30.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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