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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 409 · 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 closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  2. 2.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Earth
  4. 4.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  11. 11.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  16. 16.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  17. 17.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  30. 30.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star

Answer key

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

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