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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 414 · 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 Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) spins tipped on its side
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Venus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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