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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 654 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  6. 6.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Earth
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the hottest planet
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  17. 17.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  19. 19.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  22. 22.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) the Moon (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Sirius (b) Mars (c) Ganymede (d) Jupiter
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Mars
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  29. 29.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  32. 32.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  40. 40.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun

Answer key

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

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