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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 397 · 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.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  21. 21.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  23. 23.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  35. 35.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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