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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 407 · 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 Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  5. 5.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  9. 9.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  17. 17.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  18. 18.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  20. 20.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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