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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 500 · 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 true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  9. 9.🌕 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
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  23. 23.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a star
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  37. 37.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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