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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 447 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  19. 19.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  30. 30.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Titan
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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