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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 480 · 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.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  12. 12.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Earth
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  39. 39.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver

Answer key

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

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