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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 695 · 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 Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mars (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  5. 5.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  14. 14.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) the Moon (d) Venus
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  19. 19.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Sun switches off (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Mars
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  25. 25.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  27. 27.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Earth
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  33. 33.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Moon
  36. 36.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  40. 40.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Saturn (d) Titan

Answer key

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

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