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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 481 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Earth
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌓 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
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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