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Class 5 EVS Worksheet: Solar System

EVS lesson 29: Space: sun, moon and planets · Set 797 · 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: Saturn is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🪐 How many planets go round the sun?
  3. 3.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  4. 4.🌕 Why does the Moon shine at night? (a) it is on fire (b) it makes its own light (c) it has lamps (d) it reflects sunlight
  5. 5.🌌 Is Jupiter a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Jupiter? (a) is closest to the sun (b) is the biggest planet (c) spins tipped on its side (d) is called the red planet
  7. 7.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Neptune
  8. 8.🌓 Why do we have day and night? (a) the Moon hides the Sun (b) Earth spins on its axis (c) clouds cover the sky (d) the Sun switches off
  9. 9.Which of these is a moon? (a) Sirius (b) Ganymede (c) Jupiter (d) Earth
  10. 10.🌌 Is the Pole Star a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  11. 11.🪐 Which planet is closest to the sun? (a) Earth (b) Neptune (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  12. 12.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Mercury?
  13. 13.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Earth?
  14. 14.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a moon (c) a star
  15. 15.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  16. 16.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  17. 17.☀️ What is the Sun? (a) a star (b) a comet (c) a planet (d) a moon
  18. 18.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is farthest from the sun (d) is called the red planet
  19. 19.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is the planet we live on (c) is famous for its rings (d) is closest to the sun
  20. 20.🌌 Is Earth a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  21. 21.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the sun? (a) Venus (b) Saturn (c) Earth (d) Neptune
  22. 22.🌌 Is Saturn a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  23. 23.True or false: Mercury is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📅 About how many days does Earth take to go once round the sun?
  25. 25.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Venus (b) Earth (c) Saturn (d) Uranus
  26. 26.🪐 Which planet spins tipped on its side? (a) Saturn (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Venus
  27. 27.True or false: Venus is closest to the sun. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a moon? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) the Moon (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  30. 30.🌌 Is Venus a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  31. 31.Which of these is true of Mars? (a) is the hottest planet (b) is closest to the sun (c) is called the red planet (d) is the biggest planet
  32. 32.Which of these is a star? (a) Ganymede (b) the Sun (c) Titan (d) Earth
  33. 33.🌌 Is Ganymede a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a planet (c) a moon
  34. 34.☀️ Counting from the sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  35. 35.Which of these is a planet? (a) Earth (b) the Moon (c) Phobos (d) Titan
  36. 36.🪐 Which planet is famous for its rings? (a) Earth (b) Mercury (c) Saturn (d) Neptune
  37. 37.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Phobos (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  38. 38.True or false: Neptune is famous for its rings. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is true of Saturn? (a) is famous for its rings (b) is called the red planet (c) is closest to the sun (d) is the hottest planet
  40. 40.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 the planet we live on

Answer key

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

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