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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 419 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  6. 6.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Titan
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  29. 29.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌓 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
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  35. 35.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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