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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 62 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  6. 6.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) Earth spins on its axis
  21. 21.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Titan
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  24. 24.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Sun
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  30. 30.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Venus
  38. 38.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings

Answer key

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

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