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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 628 · 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 Mars?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mars
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  11. 11.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) clouds cover the sky
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  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 of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  30. 30.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  39. 39.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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