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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 493 · 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.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  16. 16.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  20. 20.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  30. 30.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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