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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 730 · 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.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  2. 2.True or false: Mars is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is called the red planet (c) is the biggest planet (d) is famous for its rings
  5. 5.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Jupiter (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  11. 11.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it makes its own light (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it is on fire
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  13. 13.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Mercury
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Mars (d) Earth
  18. 18.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) an astronaut (c) a sailor (d) a diver
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  21. 21.🌓 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
  22. 22.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a moon? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is famous for its rings
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth
  26. 26.Which of these is a star? (a) Saturn (b) the Sun (c) Mars (d) Earth
  27. 27.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a star
  28. 28.True or false: Mars is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  30. 30.True or false: Venus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a stethoscope (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a periscope
  32. 32.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) the Pole Star (c) the Moon (d) Phobos
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is farthest from the sun (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is famous for its rings
  38. 38.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  39. 39.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is the hottest planet (d) is farthest from the sun

Answer key

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

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