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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 534 · 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 planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  13. 13.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a moon
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Earth
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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