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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 539 · 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) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  20. 20.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) Ganymede (b) the Pole Star (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  22. 22.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  24. 24.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  28. 28.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Venus
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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