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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 52 · 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 Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Venus
  11. 11.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌓 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
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Sun
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  19. 19.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is called the red planet
  26. 26.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  35. 35.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  37. 37.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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