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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 512 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  6. 6.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  15. 15.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🌕 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
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  20. 20.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  23. 23.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  29. 29.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Titan
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  35. 35.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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