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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 48 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  20. 20.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  24. 24.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  30. 30.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  33. 33.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver

Answer key

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

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