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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 735 · 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.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it reflects sunlight (b) it is on fire (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  2. 2.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  3. 3.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Moon hides the Sun (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Sun switches off
  4. 4.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  7. 7.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Moon
  8. 8.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon (d) a comet
  9. 9.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  10. 10.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  13. 13.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Venus (b) Sirius (c) Phobos (d) the Moon
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  16. 16.Which of these is a planet? (a) Mars (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) the Moon
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) is the hottest planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  20. 20.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  21. 21.Which of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) Phobos (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  22. 22.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Neptune (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  25. 25.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  27. 27.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Sun (b) Sirius (c) Earth (d) Phobos
  29. 29.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  37. 37.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) Ganymede (c) the Pole Star (d) the Sun
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.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 called the red planet
  40. 40.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?

Answer key

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

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