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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 784 · 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 planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is called the red planet
  2. 2.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is famous for its rings (c) is called the red planet (d) spins tipped on its side
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Mercury
  5. 5.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  6. 6.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  8. 8.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  9. 9.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the biggest planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  11. 11.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  14. 14.Which of these is a planet? (a) Phobos (b) Ganymede (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  15. 15.True or false: Earth is farthest from the sun. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  17. 17.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) is famous for its rings (b) spins tipped on its side (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the biggest planet
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is called the red planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the biggest planet
  19. 19.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  20. 20.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mars?
  22. 22.Which of these is a planet? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) Phobos (d) Ganymede
  23. 23.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a comet (b) a star (c) a moon (d) a planet
  24. 24.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Phobos (c) Jupiter (d) the Pole Star
  25. 25.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  26. 26.Which of these is a moon? (a) Phobos (b) Earth (c) the Sun (d) Venus
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Saturn
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is the hottest planet
  29. 29.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person who travels into space? (a) a diver (b) a sailor (c) an astronaut (d) a pilot
  30. 30.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  31. 31.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  32. 32.True or false: Mercury is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  35. 35.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Uranus (d) Venus
  37. 37.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a telescope (b) a stethoscope (c) a periscope (d) a microscope
  38. 38.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is the hottest planet
  39. 39.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Venus (c) Mars (d) Sirius
  40. 40.🌕 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

Answer key

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

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