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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 597 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  7. 7.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Titan
  12. 12.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  16. 16.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.True or false: Mars is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  22. 22.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Phobos
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mars
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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