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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 451 · 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: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  7. 7.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  19. 19.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  20. 20.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet
  34. 34.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?

Answer key

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

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