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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 659 · 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.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  4. 4.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) the Pole Star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  12. 12.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a microscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a telescope
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  16. 16.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) Sirius
  21. 21.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a comet (d) a star
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Pole Star (c) Saturn (d) the Sun
  38. 38.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Venus
  39. 39.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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