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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 661 · 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 a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  2. 2.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  4. 4.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) clouds cover the sky
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Earth
  7. 7.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a comet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  11. 11.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Venus
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  15. 15.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  17. 17.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  23. 23.True or false: Saturn is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  25. 25.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  27. 27.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  28. 28.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it is on fire (d) it makes its own light
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  38. 38.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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