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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 574 · 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) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  4. 4.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a telescope (d) a periscope
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  12. 12.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  14. 14.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  23. 23.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon

Answer key

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

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