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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 490 · 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 a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Mars
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  15. 15.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  16. 16.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  26. 26.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  32. 32.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  34. 34.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  36. 36.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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