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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 448 · 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.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Venus
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  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.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  21. 21.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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