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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 667 · 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: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a telescope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Phobos
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  14. 14.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Ganymede
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  17. 17.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  18. 18.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  21. 21.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  22. 22.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  23. 23.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Earth (d) the Moon
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  28. 28.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Mars
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Sirius (c) Ganymede (d) Venus
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  34. 34.🌕 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
  35. 35.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a star
  37. 37.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Sirius (d) the Sun
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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