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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 604 · 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 Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  2. 2.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  4. 4.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  5. 5.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  9. 9.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Ganymede (d) the Moon
  12. 12.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  13. 13.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Ganymede (c) Sirius (d) Earth
  14. 14.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  16. 16.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  23. 23.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  26. 26.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a stethoscope
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  32. 32.True or false: Mars spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  38. 38.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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