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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 446 · 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) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  15. 15.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  17. 17.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.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
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mars

Answer key

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

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