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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 703 · 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.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  3. 3.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  4. 4.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Ganymede
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is famous for its rings (c) is the biggest planet (d) is closest to the sun
  7. 7.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  10. 10.Which of these is a moon? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  11. 11.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Jupiter
  12. 12.🌓 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
  13. 13.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a periscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a microscope
  14. 14.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  15. 15.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.True or false: Uranus is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Sirius (c) Mars (d) the Sun
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Uranus
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  26. 26.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  31. 31.Which of these is a star? (a) the Pole Star (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Saturn
  32. 32.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  34. 34.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  35. 35.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Titan (c) Venus (d) Sirius
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Neptune (d) Mercury

Answer key

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

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