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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 732 · 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 of these is true of Jupiter? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  3. 3.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  4. 4.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  6. 6.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  9. 9.True or false: Earth is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Uranus (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  11. 11.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Pole Star (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  12. 12.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a comet (c) a star (d) a planet
  13. 13.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  14. 14.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  15. 15.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  16. 16.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it reflects sunlight (d) it makes its own light
  17. 17.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) the Sun switches off
  18. 18.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Sirius
  19. 19.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Neptune (d) Mars
  21. 21.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is called the red planet
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the biggest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Jupiter (b) the Sun (c) the Moon (d) Saturn
  27. 27.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  28. 28.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Earth
  30. 30.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Venus
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  33. 33.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is called the red planet
  35. 35.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.True or false: Jupiter is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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