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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 523 · 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 closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  5. 5.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  8. 8.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) the Moon
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  24. 24.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  36. 36.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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