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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 44 · 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 Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  15. 15.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  16. 16.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  37. 37.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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