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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 768 · 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 Neptune?
  2. 2.True or false: Neptune is the biggest planet. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a stethoscope (d) a telescope
  4. 4.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Sun (b) Ganymede (c) Saturn (d) Sirius
  5. 5.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  6. 6.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) clouds cover the sky (c) Earth spins on its axis (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Neptune (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.True or false: Uranus is the hottest planet. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it has lamps (c) it makes its own light (d) it reflects sunlight
  11. 11.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  12. 12.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) an astronaut (b) a sailor (c) a pilot (d) a diver
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.True or false: Neptune is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) Venus (d) Ganymede
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) the Pole Star (d) Jupiter
  17. 17.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Jupiter (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  18. 18.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  19. 19.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  20. 20.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Venus (b) Uranus (c) Earth (d) Mercury
  21. 21.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is closest to the sun
  22. 22.Which of these is a star? (a) the Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) Phobos
  23. 23.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  26. 26.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  27. 27.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is farthest from the sun (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  29. 29.True or false: Mercury is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: Earth is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  33. 33.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  34. 34.True or false: Venus is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  36. 36.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is closest to the sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the biggest planet
  38. 38.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Jupiter (b) Neptune (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  40. 40.True or false: Venus is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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