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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 648 · 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.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  3. 3.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  9. 9.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  12. 12.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) the Moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  21. 21.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  24. 24.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is famous for its rings
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  39. 39.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  40. 40.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon

Answer key

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

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