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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 427 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  14. 14.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  38. 38.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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