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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 779 · 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 of these is a star? (a) Jupiter (b) the Pole Star (c) Titan (d) Ganymede
  3. 3.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  4. 4.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  5. 5.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  6. 6.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Uranus
  8. 8.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  10. 10.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Earth (c) Sirius (d) the Pole Star
  12. 12.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  13. 13.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  15. 15.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  16. 16.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mercury (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  17. 17.True or false: Saturn is closest to the sun. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  19. 19.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Moon (c) the Sun (d) Saturn
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Uranus (d) Earth
  22. 22.Which of these is a moon? (a) the Moon (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) the Pole Star
  23. 23.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) is the hottest planet
  24. 24.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Jupiter (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  26. 26.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star (d) a comet
  27. 27.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the biggest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  28. 28.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  30. 30.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a pilot (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a diver
  31. 31.True or false: Mars is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it reflects sunlight (c) it makes its own light (d) it has lamps
  33. 33.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is closest to the sun
  36. 36.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  37. 37.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) clouds cover the sky (b) the Sun switches off (c) the Moon hides the Sun (d) Earth spins on its axis
  39. 39.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  40. 40.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Uranus (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Earth

Answer key

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

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