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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 576 · 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.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  9. 9.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  10. 10.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  15. 15.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  18. 18.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Mars
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  38. 38.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?

Answer key

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

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