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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 678 · 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 moons does Earth have?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  5. 5.🌓 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
  6. 6.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  7. 7.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it is on fire (d) it reflects sunlight
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  9. 9.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) the Sun (c) Phobos (d) Venus
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  12. 12.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  14. 14.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a diver (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  16. 16.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Saturn
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  19. 19.True or false: Neptune is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  24. 24.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  25. 25.True or false: Jupiter spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Earth
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Sirius
  30. 30.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  35. 35.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  36. 36.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Jupiter (c) Ganymede (d) Saturn
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  39. 39.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. a planet
  3. True
  4. 5
  5. Earth spins on its axis
  6. a star
  7. it reflects sunlight
  8. is the hottest planet
  9. Mars
  10. Phobos
  11. is called the red planet
  12. Jupiter
  13. 2
  14. an astronaut
  15. spins tipped on its side
  16. the Moon
  17. False
  18. 24
  19. False
  20. True
  21. Jupiter
  22. 6
  23. Neptune
  24. a star
  25. False
  26. Mercury
  27. False
  28. True
  29. Earth
  30. False
  31. a planet
  32. 1
  33. a planet
  34. Earth
  35. 8
  36. the Sun
  37. False
  38. Venus
  39. True
  40. False

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