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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 592 · 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 star? (a) Venus (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Moon
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  15. 15.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  19. 19.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a planet
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  24. 24.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  27. 27.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  39. 39.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) a sailor
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?

Answer key

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

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