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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 66 · 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.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  3. 3.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  5. 5.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  6. 6.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it is on fire (d) it has lamps
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  8. 8.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) the Pole Star (d) Phobos
  10. 10.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Mars
  14. 14.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  15. 15.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  22. 22.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  23. 23.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  27. 27.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  29. 29.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mercury
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Phobos (c) Saturn (d) the Pole Star
  36. 36.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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