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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 438 · 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 the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mars
  4. 4.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  11. 11.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  13. 13.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.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) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  20. 20.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  23. 23.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  33. 33.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  34. 34.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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