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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 715 · 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 planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Titan
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.True or false: Neptune is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is farthest from the sun
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) the Sun (d) the Moon
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it has lamps
  19. 19.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  20. 20.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the planet we live on
  21. 21.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the hottest planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.True or false: Jupiter is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  30. 30.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  31. 31.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star (d) a comet
  32. 32.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  35. 35.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  36. 36.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Mars
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet

Answer key

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

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