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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 693 · 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.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a comet (d) a star
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  5. 5.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  7. 7.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the planet we live on (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  12. 12.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  13. 13.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌓 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
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  19. 19.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  21. 21.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  22. 22.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Pole Star (c) Mars (d) Phobos
  24. 24.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  25. 25.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it has lamps (d) it makes its own light
  26. 26.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  28. 28.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  31. 31.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  33. 33.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Sirius (d) Titan
  39. 39.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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