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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 746 · 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.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  3. 3.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  4. 4.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  5. 5.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) spins tipped on its side
  6. 6.Which of these is a planet? (a) Saturn (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) the Pole Star
  7. 7.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  8. 8.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  11. 11.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  12. 12.True or false: Uranus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  14. 14.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Uranus
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Earth (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🌕 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
  18. 18.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) the Sun (c) the Pole Star (d) Venus
  19. 19.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  20. 20.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  22. 22.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the hottest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is farthest from the sun
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Sun
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Saturn (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Mars
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  27. 27.Which of these is a star? (a) Mars (b) Phobos (c) Sirius (d) Ganymede
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  29. 29.Which of these is a planet? (a) Sirius (b) the Moon (c) Ganymede (d) Mars
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  33. 33.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  34. 34.True or false: Mercury is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a diver (c) a sailor (d) a pilot
  36. 36.True or false: Earth is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  39. 39.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) the Sun switches off (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) clouds cover the sky
  40. 40.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter

Answer key

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

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