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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 690 · 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 true of Mercury? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Mercury
  3. 3.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  5. 5.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  6. 6.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  9. 9.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  11. 11.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  17. 17.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Neptune (d) Uranus
  25. 25.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  27. 27.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  30. 30.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  31. 31.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  32. 32.True or false: Venus is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  36. 36.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  38. 38.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Earth
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Pole Star (d) Saturn

Answer key

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

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