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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 594 · 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 the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  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 true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  8. 8.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  9. 9.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  18. 18.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Sirius
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  28. 28.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) Ganymede
  31. 31.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  36. 36.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🌓 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

Answer key

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

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