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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 506 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  11. 11.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) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Titan
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  31. 31.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  40. 40.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a periscope

Answer key

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

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