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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 547 · 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 famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  7. 7.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Venus (d) the Moon
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  15. 15.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Mars
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  26. 26.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  29. 29.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a sailor
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a comet (d) a planet
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Uranus

Answer key

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

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