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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 630 · 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.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  4. 4.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) the Sun
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) an astronaut
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  15. 15.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Mars
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  18. 18.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  20. 20.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  22. 22.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  25. 25.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn
  31. 31.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it is on fire
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  35. 35.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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