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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 557 · 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 farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  2. 2.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  4. 4.🌓 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
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  8. 8.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  14. 14.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a stethoscope
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Phobos
  16. 16.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  17. 17.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Earth
  19. 19.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Titan (d) Venus
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  24. 24.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  28. 28.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a moon (d) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  38. 38.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Titan (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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