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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 785 · 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.🌌 Is Sirius a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  5. 5.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  6. 6.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Uranus?
  7. 7.True or false: Jupiter is the planet we live on. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Venus?
  9. 9.Which of these is true of Neptune? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is called the red planet (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  10. 10.🌕 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
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Jupiter (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  13. 13.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  14. 14.🌌 Is Mars a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  15. 15.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  16. 16.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is called the red planet
  17. 17.True or false: Jupiter is the biggest planet. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus is farthest from the sun. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: Earth is the hottest planet. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mars (b) Mercury (c) Venus (d) Uranus
  22. 22.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a planet (c) a star
  23. 23.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Sun switches off (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Moon hides the Sun
  24. 24.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Saturn
  25. 25.True or false: Uranus is the planet we live on. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Mercury (d) Uranus
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Saturn (d) Jupiter
  28. 28.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the sun (c) is the hottest planet (d) is the planet we live on
  29. 29.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Mars (c) the Sun (d) Ganymede
  30. 30.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a stethoscope
  31. 31.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  32. 32.Which of these is a planet? (a) the Pole Star (b) Ganymede (c) Titan (d) Venus
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) the Pole Star (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  34. 34.Which of these is a star? (a) Phobos (b) Venus (c) Titan (d) Sirius
  35. 35.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is the biggest planet (b) is called the red planet (c) is the planet we live on (d) is farthest from the sun
  36. 36.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the hottest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is farthest from the sun
  37. 37.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is famous for its rings (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is the planet we live on
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is the biggest planet? (a) Venus (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Mars
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Uranus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is famous for its rings
  40. 40.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Saturn?

Answer key

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

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