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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 510 · 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 closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  7. 7.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  10. 10.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  12. 12.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  13. 13.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  24. 24.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  25. 25.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  39. 39.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius

Answer key

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

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