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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 701 · 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.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  2. 2.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  3. 3.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  5. 5.True or false: Jupiter is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Titan
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Titan (d) Jupiter
  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 famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Venus (d) Earth
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Saturn (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  19. 19.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Saturn (d) Titan
  21. 21.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  24. 24.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  25. 25.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a pilot (c) a sailor (d) an astronaut
  27. 27.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Earth (d) Saturn
  30. 30.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Mars
  33. 33.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Mars (d) Venus
  36. 36.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Mars
  37. 37.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  40. 40.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon

Answer key

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

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