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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 723 · 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 farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Neptune
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  4. 4.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Venus (c) the Moon (d) Sirius
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Saturn
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) Earth spins on its axis
  9. 9.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  10. 10.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) the Sun (d) Jupiter
  11. 11.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the biggest planet
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Venus
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.True or false: Mercury is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it is on fire
  19. 19.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  21. 21.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is closest to the sun
  23. 23.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  29. 29.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  32. 32.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  34. 34.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  38. 38.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  39. 39.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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