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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 724 · 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 days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  2. 2.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  3. 3.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Mars
  4. 4.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) Saturn (d) Mars
  5. 5.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) a pilot
  6. 6.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  7. 7.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  14. 14.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) the Sun (d) Earth
  16. 16.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  18. 18.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  19. 19.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  22. 22.True or false: Earth spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  26. 26.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is called the red planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  33. 33.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Venus
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Venus
  37. 37.True or false: Mercury is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the biggest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is farthest from the sun
  39. 39.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a planet (d) a moon
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side

Answer key

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

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