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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 751 · 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 Earth? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is the biggest planet (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  2. 2.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Saturn
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is farthest from the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the planet we live on
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is called the red planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  10. 10.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  11. 11.True or false: Mars is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: Neptune is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  15. 15.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) a diver (d) an astronaut
  16. 16.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  17. 17.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) Titan (c) Ganymede (d) the Sun
  18. 18.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  19. 19.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🌕 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
  21. 21.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  24. 24.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  25. 25.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Moon (c) Sirius (d) Venus
  26. 26.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  27. 27.True or false: Mercury is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  29. 29.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  30. 30.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Uranus (b) Earth (c) Neptune (d) Venus
  33. 33.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) Earth spins on its axis (b) the Sun switches off (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  34. 34.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  35. 35.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet (d) a comet
  36. 36.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  37. 37.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  39. 39.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Pole Star (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Phobos
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?

Answer key

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

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