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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 462 · 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 Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  7. 7.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  10. 10.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  22. 22.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Venus
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  32. 32.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  35. 35.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet

Answer key

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

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