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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 698 · 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: Saturn is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  3. 3.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  5. 5.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  7. 7.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) Sirius
  9. 9.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) clouds cover the sky (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  10. 10.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it is on fire (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a sailor (b) a pilot (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  16. 16.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a periscope (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Mercury
  20. 20.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the planet we live on (d) is closest to the sun
  25. 25.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  26. 26.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  28. 28.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Neptune (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  30. 30.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  31. 31.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  33. 33.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Jupiter (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  34. 34.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  36. 36.True or false: Saturn is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  38. 38.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  39. 39.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet

Answer key

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

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