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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 551 · 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) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Phobos
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  28. 28.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Ganymede (c) Earth (d) Venus
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: Saturn is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun

Answer key

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

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