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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 666 · 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.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  5. 5.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Phobos (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  6. 6.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) Ganymede (d) the Pole Star
  13. 13.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a star
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  18. 18.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  27. 27.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  28. 28.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Phobos (d) Saturn
  29. 29.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  30. 30.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Sirius (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  32. 32.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  33. 33.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it has lamps (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  35. 35.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  39. 39.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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