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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 603 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  2. 2.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  10. 10.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  11. 11.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) Earth
  25. 25.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  29. 29.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  31. 31.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Sun

Answer key

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

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