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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 584 · 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 a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  2. 2.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  4. 4.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  7. 7.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  16. 16.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  25. 25.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  29. 29.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  31. 31.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.🌓 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
  34. 34.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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