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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 616 · 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.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  5. 5.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a moon
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  17. 17.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  26. 26.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) Ganymede
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  32. 32.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) the Pole Star
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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